J. D. WHETSTONE

     J. D. WHETSTONE, son of Lewis Myers WHETSTONE and Sophia Murph, was born on 10 April 1836 in Autauga County, Alabama.¹

J. saw military service between 1861 and 1865 in the "Autauga Rifles," Co. G, 6th Alabama Infantry regiment. The regiment preceded to Mississippi before going to Virginia. During the early part of the war, J. D. served as an orderly in Camp Winder Hospital, Richmond. A patient with several problems, he served as a nurse during his confinement. He was released from the hospital and present at the Battle of the Wilderness 12 May 1864. He was captured upon the enemy works at the Battle of the Bloody Angle and imprisoned at Camp Lookout, Maryland, then transferred to Elmira Prison in New York. He was paroled under General Order 109 dated 9 June 1865. His actual date of release was June 27th at Elmira. His physical description was eyes-- blue, height 5' 8", complexion and hair, dark. After the war he returned to his farm in Autauga county and later moved to Eclectic where he was active in the the United Confederate Veterans (UCV) camp in Robinson Springs.^1,2

J. D. WHETSTONE died on 11 August 1901 in Eclectic, Alabama, at age 65.³ He was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.